, 1887-07-14
TOW TALK.
Cosby Little Paragraphs Picked Up
Throughout the City.

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Throughout the City.
Andrew Gilchrist yesterday testified in
the Beaver Dam ditch case.
Ice cream soda served with only pure
fruit juices at Rhodes & Troxel's.
The petit jury has been ordered to re-
port for duty at 9 o'clock this morning.
j. Nv. Collins yesterday sold to Jno.
s. Kline, of Omaha. block 1913 for 81 100.
Sheriff Sharpless has purchased a num-
Der of mattresses for the use of prisoners
confined in the county jail.
The trustees of the board of trade will
meet this evening and appoint the com-
mittees of the organization.
The highest temperature in Denver
and this city was exactly the sam yester-
day, it being Sc in the shade.
Geo. j. Lord, formerly a resident of
Prince Edwards Island, secured primary
naturalization papers yesterday.
Additional shelving is being placed in
the territorial library to accommodate the
new ICNloCu bLdluIto u w yOlulIS.
The county commissioners looked over
a few bills Yesterday by way of relieving
the monotony of equalizing assessments.
Six men are now employed in various
capacities about the city park. The ma
iority of them are Migrants from the city
jail.
The Alert hose team made a fine run
down Sixteenth street last evening. They
are rather slow, but may improve with
practice.
Ice cream soda forms a most delicious
summer drink. 1t is served with
the pure fruit favors at Rhodes & Trox-
ellis drug store.
Judge Corn failed to arrive yesterday,
but will IN all probability reach the city
this morning, and will take up the McCay
case so soon thereafter as practicable.
Mr.. Jno. Thomas will receive about
$1,000 from various insurance companies
for damages to the building and fixtures
during the Cowhick & Whitcomb fire.
The taking of evidence in the Samuel
E. Rogers oil contest case was concluded
Yesterday and both parties given forty
days IN which to secure and present depo-
sitions from absent witnesses.
The county board of equalization will
finish the alteration of assessments to-day
and adjourned until the 25th inst, when
they will meet for the six following days
and hear the complaints OF aggrieved
taxpay ers.
H. G. Balch, Fred L. Scrymser, NJ.
N. Grant, S. D. Jones, Robt. NJ. Jones,
Chas. j. George, NJ. Dawson and Jno.
W. Blake have incorporated the Laramie
Milling & Elevator company with a cap
ital of $25, 900.
The circus nutshell workers, who
carried about 81, 900 out of Laramie, have
been arrested and returned to hat burg.
They were captured in Rawlins, where
''chumps" are as scarce as lemon juice in
circus lemonade.
j. w. Taylor, a professional hunter,
yesterday received bounty on 574 gopher
scalps. In other words, by virtue OF a
law enacted by the last legislative assem-
bly,, Mr.. Taylor Casting no reflection on
that individually robbed the county of
1913. 70.
The attorney for the defendant in the
case of the city of Cheyenne VS.. Helen
Jenkins secured a change of venue from
Judge Lees to Judge Fishers court yes
terday, and the old-time nuisance will be
tried before the latter at 9 o'clock this
afternoon.
@. A. Resina sued Thos. B. Hall for
$2O8. 60 in Judge Lees court yesterday.
Mr.. Hall offered to compromise by the
payment of $l.35. The plaintiff indig-
nantly spurned the proposition, and the
case will be heard before a jury this
morning.
The long-talked of shooting match be-
tween Geo. East and Jno. Schummerau
will take place at the fair grounds this
afternoon for a purse of 800. Fifty live
pigeons will serve as targets. A sweep
stake shoot, open to all, will occur after
the 800 match.
Sheriff Sharpless is often placed in a
peculiar position while acting as sheriff
and warden of the Laramie county peni-
Tertiary. Yesterday, in his capacity of
warden, it became necessary for him to
give the sheriff a receipt for the persons
of a number of sentenced c~onvicts. The
document didn't read very natural, but
was perfectly proper.
Ball players should use st. Jacobs oil
Tor bruises and sprains received while